1951 Crowley Millers Roster
Evangeline League (EL) - Class: C
Team Record: 70-70
Finished 5th in the EL
Manager: Johnny George (70-70)
Location: Crowley, Louisiana
Ballpark: Miller Field
Attendance: 100,595, Avg. 1,437
1951 Crowley Millers StatisticsTeam Record: 70-70
Finished 5th in the EL
Manager: Johnny George (70-70)
Location: Crowley, Louisiana
Ballpark: Miller Field
Attendance: 100,595, Avg. 1,437
The Crowley Millers of the Evangeline League ended the 1951 season with a record of 70 wins and 70 losses, finishing fifth in the EL.
The Millers allowed 732 runs, least in the league. Crowley plated 796 runs. Walter Lamey led all regular batters by hitting .342. Parks Thomas topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.54 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Johnny George served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Bastion | R | R | July 9, 1931 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Jim Bello | R | R | April 3, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | Bronx, NY US |
| McPherson Crumm | R | R | ||||
| Jack Doland | March 3, 1928 | |||||
| Art Edinger | L | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Fred Fontenot | September 1, 1932 | |||||
| Abe Fowler | L | L | 6'0" | 181 | ||
| Johnny George | R | R | August 4, 1920 | 6'3" | 170 | |
| Joe Grigiski | L | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Ray Hensgens | R | R | July 22, 1932 | Branch, LA US | ||
| Earl Herring | L | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Robert Hovell | R | R | ||||
| Oscar Johnson | L | R | January 27, 1925 | 6'1" | 185 | Cotton Plant, AR US |
| Ronald Lamey | R | R | ||||
| Walter Lamey | L | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Lee Lindsley | R | R | 6'1" | 201 | ||
| Kelly Lunn | L | 5'9" | 165 | Marshall County, TN US | ||
| Conk Meriwether | L | L | June 19, 1918 | 6'0" | 210 | Island Grove, FL US |
| Harley Morgan | ||||||
| Frank O'Hare | ||||||
| John Petrick | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| John Pfeiffer | R | July 5, 1931 | 6'1" | 185 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Jerry Simon | R | R | July 15, 1929 | 6'1" | 158 | |
| Raymond Smerek | R | March 10, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Dempsey Sterling | L | L | February 2, 1927 | 5'9" | 155 | |
| Willard Sterling | R | R | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Andy Strong | October 15, 1925 | |||||
| Parks Thomas | R | L | November 24, 1923 | 6'0" | 150 | |
| Vernon Wade | ||||||
| Walters | ||||||
| George Williams |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
